He was a simple farmer, but he became a global star: Who is N!xau Toma?

THE FILM EARNED 40 TIMES THE BUDGET

The comedy genre production, which had a great impact in its time, was presented to the audience many times in various parts of the world, especially in the USA. The film was moved to Hollywood and the film, which had a budget of 5 million dollars, has grossed 200 million dollars (3 billion 716 million 720 thousand TL) to date.

Everyone thought he was rich! If only you heard how much money he got from the blockbuster movie.

HE ONLY EARNED 300 DOLLARS

The film attracted such attention that the producers started to work on the next series. Years have passed since the first movie of the series consisted of 4 movies. N!xau, who faced money for the first time at the age of 36, earned only $ 300 from a million-dollar budget. He spent his first money to build his family a brick house with water and electricity.

Nǃxau ǂToma (16 December 1944 – 5 July 2003) was a Namibian bush farmer and actor who starred in the 1980 film The Gods Must Be Crazy and its sequels, in which he played the Kalahari Bushman Xixo. The Namibian called him "Namibia's most famous actor".

TRAVELED THE WORLD

Realizing that he received little money in the first film, N!xau earned 80 thousand dollars in the second film, which was released in 1989. Quickly adapting to the outside world, N!xau traveled the world with both the comfort of fame and financial means. He went to America, Paris, Japan. After a while, N!xau became addicted to alcohol and cigarettes and ran out of money. Returning to the land of his birth with his family, N!xau left his house to collect wood in July 2003 and did not return for 3 days. His family searched for him for days. He was found dead in an area on the 4th day of the searches. Police still have not announced the cause of Xau's death.

THE SUBJECT OF THE MOVIE THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY

Xi and his tribe, unaware of civilization, continue their utopian life contrary to Western culture until they encounter a bottle thrown from an airplane. They believe that the bottle was sent to them from the sky by God. The tribe members, who had been using animal bones and tree branches as tools until then, began to use the bottle in their daily work. However, after a while, they reach a point where they cannot share the bottle among themselves. This bottle, which they at first see as God's blessing, over time causes the tribe members to encounter negative emotions they have never experienced before, such as discord, jealousy, and hatred. The bottle symbolizes the monster with only one tooth left and civilization causes them to experience these negative emotions that they have never faced before. Xi is horrified by this situation and grabs the bottle and goes on a long journey to the other side of the world. His goal is to throw the bottle down when he reaches the edge of the world and get rid of it forever. However, many surprises await Xi during his journey.